Posing in front of barrels like the ones to be made at Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Inc., opening soon in Atkins are, from left: Bettina Ring, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Allison Mays, vice-chair, Washington County Board of Supervisors; Congressman Morgan Griffith; Governor Ralph Northam; Del. Jeff Campbell; Todd Dishner, chairman Smyth County Board of Supervisors; Darren Whitmer, Speyside general manager; Sandy Ratliff, commissioner for the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; Henry Snodgrass, chairman Smyth-Wythe Regional Industrial Authority; and Del. Israel O’Quinn.
Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger
Darren Whitmer, general manager for Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, presented the top of a barrel like the ones that will be built in the new Atkins facility, to Gov. Ralph Northam during a special program Friday afternoon. It bore the seal of the commonwealth.
Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger
Gov. Ralph Northam spoke during a special program Friday afternoon in Atkins to welcome Speyside Bourbon Cooperage to the former Merillat plant.
Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger
Darren Whitmer, general manager for Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, welcomed guests to a special program at the former Merillat plant in Atkins on Friday. Speyside will create 160 jobs between Atkins and Glade Spring to build barrels and make metal bands.
Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger
The logo for Speyside Bourbon Cooperage is an acorn and a barrel and the motto Acorn to Cask. The casks are made of white oak.
Posing in front of barrels like the ones to be made at Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Inc., opening soon in Atkins are, from left: Bettina Ring, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry; Allison Mays, vice-chair, Washington County Board of Supervisors; Congressman Morgan Griffith; Governor Ralph Northam; Del. Jeff Campbell; Todd Dishner, chairman Smyth County Board of Supervisors; Darren Whitmer, Speyside general manager; Sandy Ratliff, commissioner for the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; Henry Snodgrass, chairman Smyth-Wythe Regional Industrial Authority; and Del. Israel O’Quinn.
Darren Whitmer, general manager for Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, presented the top of a barrel like the ones that will be built in the new Atkins facility, to Gov. Ralph Northam during a special program Friday afternoon. It bore the seal of the commonwealth.
Darren Whitmer, general manager for Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, welcomed guests to a special program at the former Merillat plant in Atkins on Friday. Speyside will create 160 jobs between Atkins and Glade Spring to build barrels and make metal bands.
